We Need to Talk About Jeff Bezos’s Boat
May 19, 2021 | The Amazon CEO’s yacht actually requires its own “support yacht” — so he can land his helicopter.
Articles by Jim Hightower
The Award for Sleaziest Corporate Profiteering Goes To…
May 12, 2021 | … Tyson Foods, which forced its employees back to work and took bets on how many would die.
Poverty and Wealth Clash in the Hamptons
May 5, 2021 | Homeowners in one of America’s wealthiest zip codes are fighting their impoverished indigenous neighbors efforts to develop.
Don’t Let Wall Street Get Rich Off Water
April 28, 2021 | Shameless speculators are trying to privatize and commoditize the water all humans need to live.
America, Go Big Again
April 21, 2021 | Joe Biden may be a lifelong, go-slow politician, but his infrastructure plan is a serious, ambitious investment in the public good.
The End of Trickle-Down Economics
April 7, 2021 | The past year has laid waste to the arguments behind “trickle down” theory. Instead, let’s have wealth “percolate up.”
Are You a ‘Low-Quality’ Voter?
March 31, 2021 | Republican officials no longer support democracy — and they aren’t bothering to hide it.
A Mob Is Coming for Your Voting Rights
March 17, 2021 | It’s not a crowd of rioters, like on January 6 — it’s a group of legalistic autocrats like Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell.